Gateway Fellowship Church: Building Community
The key is establishing real community, authentic friendships and a true relationship with the Lord.
The key is establishing real community, authentic friendships and a true relationship with the Lord.
They got the word out about a Monday-night ministry for kids ages 5 to 12 called DD for JC—Dunkin’ Donuts for Jesus Christ.
With the change of seasons and school starting back up, fall is a time when so many people reset and create their new schedules. So this is a great opportunity for your church to connect (and reconnect) people with Jesus.
“If people don’t make a single friend at your church, they’re not going to stay.” ~Pastor Di Beals
By spring 2024, Cul2vate harvested over 100,000 pounds of food—including potatoes, pumpkins and watermelons—on the Brentwood acres it converted to farmland.
As churches of every size strive to reach Gen Alpha with the gospel, small churches are uniquely positioned to meet this moment.
When people visit Community and decide to stay, Pastor John Scott says, it’s because of the worship, the teaching, the children’s ministry and, most importantly, the feeling of belonging.
“This was a natural extension of who we have always been." -Pastor Darin wood
Sourcing and obtaining enough food to meet the demand proved difficult. And often, the church found itself with an abundance of donated expired food.
Churches seem to have an expectation that people need to come to us. We need to change that paradigm.